Cereal-machine.



ngc. PARKS.

CEREAL MACHINE.

PPLICATION FILED )UNE 25.1915.

Patented Jan.23,1917.

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CEREAL MACHINE. APPL|cAT|oN'f1LD1uN 25,1915.4

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GEREAL-MACHINE.

1,213,245. Q Application led June 25,

To all whom it ma concern:

. Be it known 't at I, DAVID C. PARKS, 'a citizen of the United States, residing' near, the townof Kimmswick, Jefferson county, invented new and `Useful Improvements in Cereal-Machines, of which the following is, a specification, reference bein-g had to the accompa-nylng drawings. t

My invention lrelates to devices for pre- Baring cereals and 'similar lfoods in palatale and digestible form for the human stony' `ach, and has for its main object the production of a machine for' this purpose by which .cereals may 'be reduced to a meal lilge'form under the combined action of comiressed air ad in my improvement, whereby thef Vital elements of the cereals are all preserved and prepared in the most palatable andy digestible for Another is the yproduction of such.

Vmachine in a simple,v practical and elicient form the bestcalculated to dol theV required work. i

With these and other objects in'view attentioir is called to the accompanying: drawL j in I'connection'with this 'speeiicatio'n wherein:

Figure repxzesents a plan view of. the top device. Fig. Ilya sectional side view Vthe *centerof the machine.. a etaile'd plan viewashowing the ta :la owing method oflockingthe top of nuttiiwlA pf the machine.- Fig. gv, c detail showing method of pivoting the bottom off1 the machin FigfV'L .a detail showing method ofocking fthe bottom in iosition. end forreleaiiig samewhen desire p Referring more'partieularly to. the drawresents the of'my .machine 'same being formed eylin'drically and hollow 1n the mannerpf afchunr. Into th' top of 4s*- this barrel 1 `is'locked the cover 2, the same settin within `an offset formed atthe'upper per-ip ery4 f the barrel 1,-said`oifse't being l, shown at 3, and 'the cover 2 Ybelngl lockable in Position by malfrs of tllie Vbolts 4 Aand 5.

rojectin u war romit empv r. portion' P g i l i; .ma 7 formed through the cover' 2 threads ,bein

' said bolts-'an f thumb screws 8 .and 9 beingjittedn thereto.;

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encircle the bolts immediately above the the same irmly'in place cover 2 to hold when the thumb down. y

'Through the center of the cover formed the hole 12e screws 8 and 9am turned for the entrance of the shaft 13 into the barrel 1, and said shaft Awhile the upper the cover for. asuliicient the auxilio ry con'rpressml in turn connects with the air intake tube 16, the latter at its lower end opening directly "into the barrel 1. The auxiliary air tube 15 11i-ay be dispensedy with if desired, :without mate! rially4 aifecting the operation'n #my ma- .'chine. Y,

At the lower; end of' the* shaft .13 is alg ranged asejries of cutting ,knives-18, .ilnnd 20 radiating from the support 2i anchored upon the main shaft l13; said cutting knives being turned cmi formed in such manner l-that lthe several series'of knives cross one another in diverso directions. These knives are mede from thinknife steel andere sharpenedoxi theirldviyer edges. The bottom -221-fpivotally moimtmixwithin the. lower ig imm rupee uw pimps 2,4 locatm -diameftriettli' ,opposite one am other at "che, lower 'edi' e or peril'rhery of the' barrel 1. The bott' 'closedposition by meai'if tif the clutch i?.

23 and *for in QQ is lockable' `in :In actual use the cereals desired itcchine are first roamd and then 'placed withi'n'thq churnlike barrel o'- the machine Warm Water isithen poured into the barreljl to barely cover-the cereals contained. The action of theV water is to soften the cereals so as' to fasi itaten the work of the blades' 18, lland .forced intro the barrel' 1 around the .shaft '13, where it through hico cutting 20. Qompressed air'isl andwiip toand theauxiliarytube Til The. burnt-Moi the compressedfair as fed 'through fthetube 15 is to aiuorrla counteracting and baanci v pressure downward against the @y compressed air mer e the 1.1;),

barrel, 1 as fed through the intake tube 16 and thus in a measure prevent the escape of the compressed air through the bearingv 12, surrounding thev shaft 13. By any suitable power as hand or machine powerf'the' shaft 13 is reciprocated in a vertical direction and is forcibly thrust downward upon the cereal mass causin the sharp blades'18, 19 and 2O to cut an reduce the. softened cereals to a meal like form. "At the same time compressed air is admitted through the tube 16 into the barrel l, which air intermingling with the meal like and water softened cereals causes the cereal mass to putt' and distend itself when it is brought into contact with the normal atmospheric pressure, whereby it is rendered very palatable and digestible, all the vital elements of 'the food being retained for utilization by the human system when eaten. This is due to the fact that the meal like particles of the cereal are ex* tremely porous and absorb both water and air, and the air in the tank being under pressure, it expands when released and that portion of the air contained inthe pores of the meal like particles naturally distends and enlarges the particles by its expansion when the tank is opened. No further cooking'or preparation of the cereals is required or best, but same are ready to be served instantly upon being taken from my machine after being so treated.

It will be noted that the cereals to be` prepared are put in at the 'top of'the machine by removing the cover 2 as shown, and after'being prepared they are readily discharged from the machine by swinging the bottom port-ion 22 upon the pivots 23 and 24 after releasing the clutch 27.

Although I have herein described certain specific manner and method of constructing and' assembling the elements of my invention, I reserve the right tomodify same in minor details not departing from the spirit of my invention so as best to construct my improved putter to meet all practical demands.

Having thus described my invention what claim as new and patentable is:

1. Amachine for reducing cereals .to a Y meal like form,comprising a closed hollow cylindrical `container, having 'a central bearing in its top, a Shaft mountedin said bearing and adapted to reciprocate` therein, a series of cutting knives carried at the lower end ofl said shaft,`and means for' admitting .tainen compressed air to the interior of said contain'er.

2. A machine for reducing cereals to a meal like form, comprising a closed hollow cylindrical container, having a centralbearing in its top, a shaft mounted in said b aring and adapted to reciprocate therein, series of cutting knives carried at vthe lower end of `said shaft, anda tube connected-to a suitable source for sup lying compressed air to the interior of sai container.

3. In' a machine for reducing cereals to a meal like form, a hollow container havin a cylindrical body and a to'p cover removaly fastened. vupon said body, a long central sleeve:':;';in said. cover forming a bearing, a

shaft?iiounted` in said bearing and adapted,

' the lowerend of said vshaft and a series of cutting knives radiating said support. v A v5. In a machine for reducing cereals to a meal like form, a hollowcontainer having a cylindrical bod a' bottom pivotally mounted in said ody and a removable top cover, means for'locking the bottom 'il closed position, spring means for. resiliently locking the top cover in place, a long ce1 tral sleeve in the cover forming a bearing, a shaft mounted in said sleeve and adapted to reciprocate therein, said shaft extending within the container, the lower end of said shaft, aseries of cutting knives radiating from said support zand arranged in horizontal rows, said knives having their lower edges sharpened, and

horizontally from for reducing .cereals to aV a tubular support. on

a tube arranged in the cover for admitting compressed y DAVID C. PARKS. Witnesses:

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MARTHA X PARK'.l j mark Witness to mark:

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